tanca

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See also: tańca, tancà, and tança

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from tancar (to close).

Noun

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tanca f (plural tanques)

  1. fence
    Synonym: (Castilianism) valla
  2. fastener, clasp
  3. latch, bolt (of a door)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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tanca

  1. inflection of tancar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.ka/
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧ca

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English tank.

Noun

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tanca f (plural tanche)

  1. tank (water or fuel)
  2. jerry can
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sardinian [Term?], from Catalan tanca (fence).

Noun

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tanca f (plural tanche)

  1. (Sardinia) an enclosed piece of land
    • 1900, Grazia Deledda, Elias Portolu[1], NOR, published 2016, →ISBN, Chapter IV:
      Ecco, ora Elias è finalmente nella sconfinata solitudine della tanca, animata solo da qualche grido, da qualche fischio di pastore, dal tintinnio delle greggie e dal muggito degli armenti.
      Here, Elias is now finally in the boundless solitude of the tanca, only animated by some shouts, some whistling of shepherds, the flocks' tinkling and the mooing of cattle herds.

Anagrams

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Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tanzen, from Middle Dutch dansen.

Verb

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tanca

  1. to dance
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